When he and Datou rushed to the west gate, the execution platform had been set up, but the prisoner had not yet been brought there. For some unknown reason, a large number of onlookers gathered outside the city. The crowds were huge, rubbing shoulders, and the expressions on everyone's faces were surprisingly consistent.

They are all excited with a bit of anticipation.

It was the executioner who was sitting on the stage. The place where he sat was only three to four feet away from the execution place. Since there were too many prisoners to be executed today, the Ministry of Punishment sent three executioners and six assistant executioners. At this time, the three executioners

The executioner is ready, wearing red clothes to avoid evil spirits, holding a ghost-headed sword in his hand, standing solemnly, expressionless.

The newly appointed Minister of Punishment and Minister of Dali Temple Yang Shuyun have arrived first. Although the Yushitai can supervise all officials and propose punishments and prisons, it is ranked lowest among the three law departments, so the seat is arranged for the new appointee.

On the right hand side of Xiao Cunzhi, the Minister of Punishment.

Seeing the arrival, Xiao Cunzhi and Yang Shuyun hurriedly stood up to greet him. He was now a celebrity around the emperor. Although he was promoted to the position of Minister of Household Affairs, he was still the censor. He was a powerful figure that all officials feared and feared.

After a brief exchange of greetings with the two of them, he sat down and closed his eyes. He had been too busy these past few days, and he only slept for half a night in the morning, and he still hasn't recovered yet.

As the time approached, the prison vans brought the prisoners who were to be executed out of the city. All the prisoners were tied up, and their mouths were stuffed with gags. No one was allowed to scream.

Seeing the prisoners being brought in, the people were so excited. They didn't understand the people's ignorance of the so-called excitement. The killings were cruel and bloody. What was there to see and what was there to look forward to?

Since he was not the chief inquisitor, he did not need to personally direct the execution. He only had to watch quietly. In fact, he did not even want to stand by. These corrupt officials did have a way to die, but they watched helplessly as the executioner

Even though their heads were cut off, they still felt very uncomfortable.

It was now two quarters to noon, and there was still a quarter of an hour before the execution. At this time, the prisoners on death row were still locked in the prison cars, their faces were ashen, and they were lying collapsed and collapsed.

According to criminal laws and regulations, death row prisoners must eat guillotine before death and drink guillotine before beheading. But looking at the situation in front of them, these death row prisoners have not eaten their last meal. There are also people around the execution platform.

There were no wine jars or wine bowls, and neither the Ministry of Justice nor Dali Temple had prepared anything that should be prepared.

Among the onlookers were many family members of death row inmates. Seeing their sons, their fathers, and their husbands about to be beheaded, they were all heartbroken and heartbroken. They cried and wanted to rush to the prison car to talk to them while escorting the prison car.

The government officials shouted loudly and drove them away violently.

Although I can't bear it, I can't break the rules, because once a precedent is set, the situation will be uncontrollable.

Seeing that there was still a quarter of an hour before the execution, he ordered Datou to go back to the city and bring some jars of wine. Datou nodded and accepted the order and rode eastward.

As three quarters past noon approached, the government officials opened the prison cart and pulled the condemned prisoners out of their cages.

Most of those who were to be executed were civil servants. They were all frightened when they knew that they were about to die. Few of them could walk on their own. Most of them were so frightened that their limbs were weak and helpless. They had to rely on the officials to drag them along.

Datou hurriedly hurriedly hurriedly, and finally brought back the wine before three quarters noon. Since the execution was quite hasty, the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple did not have anyone to prepare the wine or pour the wine. He looked at Datou, and then at those who were about to be executed.

The prisoners on death row, with their heads understanding, came to the east side of the altar with drinks, and only waited for the prisoners on death row to walk onto the altar before feeding them wine.

Soon the first batch of three death row inmates were pulled up to the altar. The reason why these death row inmates were gagged was because the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple did not want to give them a chance to speak in order to avoid trouble. However, they ordered Da Tou to feed them wine. Naturally,

Just take off their gags.

A smart subordinate can always be keenly aware of his superior's intentions. Da Tou knew what was in his mind, so he removed the gags from the three death row prisoners, poured wine from the jar, and delivered them to each of them one by one.

Datou's approach gave the death row inmates a last chance to speak. This had two purposes. One was to give the death row inmates a last chance to appeal, and the other was to allow them to say a few more words to their families.

Put the cloth in your mouth and remove it

, someone immediately shouted loudly to the audience, asking the family to take more care, support the old and take care of the young, and the cry was desperate and sad, which moved people's faces when they heard it.

There was only one person shouting, and the other two were already stunned. One of them was even scared to the point of peeing. He was in a daze and had no reaction to the drinks that the big head sent him.

At three quarters of noon, Xiao Cunzhi did not dare to delay, so he threw out the order and began the execution.

It wasn't until the executioner's hands were pressed on the wooden pillar where the beheading was placed that one of them reacted, struggling violently, begging and wailing.

Seeing that he frowned and closed his eyes, Datou shouted loudly, "You are responsible for your own fault. Who should you blame? Show some blood and don't let your family underestimate you."

Before the big head could finish shouting, the executioner had already raised his knife and dropped it. The three heads fell almost at the same time, blood spurted out, and their heads were missing.

Seeing this, the onlookers exclaimed almost at the same time. They were somewhat disgusted with these onlookers. Although these people died innocently, executing prisoners is a cruel thing after all. Anyone who likes to watch this kind of excitement can be regarded as

If you are not a good person, you will gain false comfort and a distorted sense of superiority by watching the miserable endings of others to reflect your own lack of misery.

After the officers of the Ministry of Punishments carried the corpses off the execution platform from the west side, the second group of death row prisoners were immediately escorted onto the execution platform. As usual, the chief removed their gags and gave them a final chance to speak.

Most of the prisoners on death row had the same reaction. They were all scared to death. No one was really afraid of death. One moment they could still breathe and hear, but the next moment they would be dead and never see the world again.

I can’t see my relatives, everything in this world has nothing to do with me, helplessness, nostalgia, reluctance, regret, few can maintain their grace, some cry, some shout, some beg for mercy, some struggle hysterically

There are also.

The moment the Ghost Head Sword was swung down, the cries, shouts, and begging for mercy stopped abruptly, and were replaced by the chorus of exclamations from the onlookers. ??

Although he felt compassion, he also knew that these people did not die unjustly. If he had not stabilized the situation yesterday,

, I may be the one who is beheaded today. People always have to bear the consequences for what they do, and no one is an exception.

The official should be a good official who is self-denying and devoted to public service, and the civilian should be a good person who abides by the law. The law applies to everyone, and no matter who violates the law, he will be punished.

He had seen a lot of killings and fights, but this was the first time he personally supervised the execution. Even though the people he killed were all corrupt officials who were unable to resist, it still made him feel depressed. He had an indescribable feeling, as if something was blocking him.

My chest is very heavy.

Living in troubled times, it is difficult to live, but it is even worse to die. After death, everything is over. Nothing is yours and has nothing to do with you.

Even though he was depressed, he still insisted on sitting until the end. He wanted to make sure that all the prisoners on death row were not wrongly killed. As long as someone complained about injustice, he would suspend the execution. However, none of the prisoners on death row who were beheaded complained about injustice, which showed that there was no injustice in the cases he tried.

Fake.

The execution process lasted for an hour, and this hour felt extremely long. He didn't like killing people, and he didn't like watching people kill people. What he thought about was not that these people deserved their crimes, and that they deserved to die unjustly, nor did they have the pleasure of punishing rape and eradicating evil. Some of them were just helpless.

And it is a pity that if these people had not made mistakes, it would have been better. If they had not made mistakes, they would not have died.

Returning to the censor's desk, he continued his explanation. He didn't see anyone, so he closed the door and lay down on the bed.

Although tired and exhausted, he was not sleepy at all. After this execution, he found that he was not as decisive as he thought, and his mood was not as mature and stable as he thought. When he was passive, he could do it neatly.

Treat others in their own way, and once you gain the upper hand and seize the initiative, you can't bear the heartache and kill.

After finally calming down and feeling sleepy, footsteps came from outside the door. Ni Chenyi's footsteps could be heard. It was Ni Chenyi.

Before Ni Chenyi could knock on the door, he stood up and opened the door.
Chapter completed!